"The teacher must use the rod to teach and never to hit. In almost all the OTHER schools in Congo, it is typical that teachers or professors hit their students in the palm of the hand or on the backside with their rods. I think that this is very bad!

"Teachers must better explain and show if there is something that we do not understand, or if we do not behave as we should. We learn more easily if they do not beat us and if we are not scared. We learn little if we are scared.

"It must be known that corporal punishment is against the rights of children. According to article 19 in the convention on the rights of children; children have the right to protection against every form of violence, neglect, mistreatment and aggression. Consequently, we can say that corporal punishment is a violation of the rights of children. Despite this, many children are abused each year to the point of needing medical care.

"There are only 30 countries in which all forms of physical punishment against children are forbidden. As such, only 4 out of 100 children in the world are legally protected against violence.

"Many countries permit physical punishment in school. We can say to professors, teachers, parents, and other adults that physical punishment constitutes a violation of the rights of children. What do you think of other countries that have not yet adopted this law?"

"The teacher must use the rod to teach and never to hit. In almost all the OTHER schools in Congo, it is typical that teachers or professors hit their students in the palm of the hand or on the backside with their rods. I think that this is very bad!

"Teachers must better explain and show if there is something that we do not understand, or if we do not behave as we should. We learn more easily if they do not beat us and if we are not scared. We learn little if we are scared.

"It must be known that corporal punishment is against the rights of children. According to article 19 in the convention on the rights of children; children have the right to protection against every form of violence, neglect, mistreatment and aggression. Consequently, we can say that corporal punishment is a violation of the rights of children. Despite this, many children are abused each year to the point of needing medical care.

"There are only 30 countries in which all forms of physical punishment against children are forbidden. As such, only 4 out of 100 children in the world are legally protected against violence.

"Many countries permit physical punishment in school. We can say to professors, teachers, parents, and other adults that physical punishment constitutes a violation of the rights of children. What do you think of other countries that have not yet adopted this law?"